Hamlet’s First Two Soliloquies (Even) by Mr. Graham Otton https://padlet.com/gotton/nlb7uaakvhws Copy your paragraph comparing the tone and language of the two soliloquies (Act 2 Scene 2 and Act 3 Scene 1) en-us 2017-11-21 14:20:35 UTC 2026-01-05 09:48:46 UTC hello@padlet.com Hamlet Day 8 Activity 1 https://padlet.com/gotton/nlb7uaakvhws/wish/209109124 In comparison of the two soliloquies, the one from the Second Act does not depict Hamlet as being in such a state of despair, there is still some feelings of regret though as he thinks of himself as a peasant slave, Hamlet has frustrations when watching the play because he is lamenting the despair of the actor. The Third Act shows Hamlet in a devastated state of mind as he is collapsing under the own weight of his thoughts and shortcomings.]]> 2017-11-21 14:37:51 UTC https://padlet.com/gotton/nlb7uaakvhws/wish/209109124 Hamlet day 8 18378mh https://padlet.com/gotton/nlb7uaakvhws/wish/209111927 In the to be or not to be soliloquy he is arguing with himself while in the act 2 scene 2 one he is directing it toward Claudius. Also he is much more angry in the act 2 one and speaks of vengeance while in the to be or not to be he is debating whether avenging his father and taking action is the right move if he should follow his moral conscience and not act.

]]> 2017-11-21 14:42:51 UTC https://padlet.com/gotton/nlb7uaakvhws/wish/209111927 Hamlet Soliloquies https://padlet.com/gotton/nlb7uaakvhws/wish/209119968 The tone in the first ]]> 2017-11-21 14:57:20 UTC https://padlet.com/gotton/nlb7uaakvhws/wish/209119968 Soliloquy https://padlet.com/gotton/nlb7uaakvhws/wish/209120331 The first soliloquy, rogue and peasant slave seems to establish Hamlet’s built up anger and desire for vengeance. He even calls himself an ass for his inability to take up action against his uncle. In the second soliloquy, Hamlet seems to take a turn. The language and tone are built for long pauses between dialogue, and his tone is rather gloomy and severely depressed. ]]> 2017-11-21 14:58:04 UTC https://padlet.com/gotton/nlb7uaakvhws/wish/209120331 Hamlet Soliloquies https://padlet.com/gotton/nlb7uaakvhws/wish/209120479 The first soliloquy (rogue and peasant slave) has a very somber tone, which can also be found in the to be or not to be soliloquy. The first soliloquy is forced in the sense that it speaks of an actor forcing himself to play a certain role. It also shows how he thinks of himself as a peasant slave, and nothing more. In the To be or not to be soliloquy, it almost takes a philosophical route as he speaks of death, what it entails, and the fact that it is unavoidable]]> 2017-11-21 14:58:22 UTC https://padlet.com/gotton/nlb7uaakvhws/wish/209120479 https://padlet.com/gotton/nlb7uaakvhws/wish/209120767 Both soliloquies begin in a similar matter: self-pity and depression. Hamlet is angry at himself that he cannot seek revenge effectively. He knows he is a coward and hates himself for it. However, the first soliloquy (Act 2 Scene 2) has a greater tone of hatred toward the end. Hamlet begins to plan his revenge, to expose the king for murdering Hamlet's father. He shows his hatred for Claudius. In the "to be or not to be" soliloquy, there is a greater tone of despair, as if Hamlet is giving up and losing fervor. At this point he is spiraling out of control, and cannot even think clearly. There is the beginning of insanity in this soliloquy. ]]> 2017-11-21 14:58:53 UTC https://padlet.com/gotton/nlb7uaakvhws/wish/209120767 18752nr https://padlet.com/gotton/nlb7uaakvhws/wish/209120882 In the Act 2 soliloquy is one of anger and frustration. He is mad that the actor is getting so emotional just by acting out the scene and his uncle doesn’t even cry at the death of his brother. It is here that Hamlet comes up with the idea to reenact the death of the king to see if he can get a reaction out of his uncle. He is trying to get his revenge and is very angry. In the to be or not to be soliloquy it is much more gloomy and thoughtful. It is more of a mediation about what death brings for the soul because Hamlet knows what death does to the body he doesn’t know what death dies to the mind and this is portrayed by saying sleep and what he may dream about. The possible reason he doesn’t kill himself is because of fear of what death brings. 

]]> 2017-11-21 14:59:06 UTC https://padlet.com/gotton/nlb7uaakvhws/wish/209120882 https://padlet.com/gotton/nlb7uaakvhws/wish/209121232 Hamlet’s Act II soliloquy conveys a feeling of anger towards the fact that Hamlet cannot conjure great emotion over the death of his father and betrayal of his mother. He cannot comprehend how the actor can weep over Hecuba even though he has no connection to the play material meanwhile Hamlet is “pigeon-livered and lack gall” over the murder of his father. The tone is anger and confusion as Hamlet tries to make sense of his lack of emotion. Hamlet’s Act III soliloquy has a more educated tone as Hamlet is aware of his internal struggle and expanding upon his indecision to act. In a sense, he wishes to die but refrains from killing himself because “conscience does make cowards of us all.” Hamlet is clearly indecisive here, and it seems like he has accessed at least some emotion that was absent at the end of Act II, but the internal conflict over the right course of action still prevails. The two soliloquies differ in their message of how Hamlet is feeling internally, yet they convey similar tones of Hamlet’s frustration on how to react or feel.]]> 2017-11-21 14:59:44 UTC https://padlet.com/gotton/nlb7uaakvhws/wish/209121232 https://padlet.com/gotton/nlb7uaakvhws/wish/209122044 The difference between the two soliloquies has to do with Hamlets overall tone. Hamlet in the earlier soliloquy seems to be questioning his life, existence, and ideas as a whole. In the second soliloquy, Hamlet establishes a more mysterious train of thought. He leaves behind a trail of uncertainty over what he is going to do. He provides a mysterious tone in questioning death and the sleep that occurs. He questions if the dreams are going to be dreams or nightmares.]]> 2017-11-21 15:01:14 UTC https://padlet.com/gotton/nlb7uaakvhws/wish/209122044 https://padlet.com/gotton/nlb7uaakvhws/wish/209122951 I think that in the Act II soliloquy, Hamlet is very angry with himself for his lack of passion in avenging his father the king when compared to the their passion for Hecuba. His tone clearly demonstrates his anger for himself. He says things like “Am I a coward? Who calls me ‘villain’?” and others such as “Remorseless, treacherous, lecherous, kindless, villain!” to show how angry he is. When he says  “I... must, like a whore, unpack my heart with words and fall a-cursing like a very drab” he shows his anger at his inability to act and take vengeance upon Claudius for kiilling his pops. In the Act III soliloquy, Hamlet kinda seems defeated. He spends his time thinking about suicide. He says things like “the thousand natural shocks that flesh is heir to” to show his pain and he uses the word “sleep” to say that he thinks death will be peaceful. However, he is also angry at himself for his inability to act because of his fear of death and thus says “Thus conscious does make cowards of us all.”














]]> 2017-11-21 15:02:55 UTC https://padlet.com/gotton/nlb7uaakvhws/wish/209122951 Hamlet’s Two Soliloquies 18228cd https://padlet.com/gotton/nlb7uaakvhws/wish/209123273 I believe Hamlets “To Be or not to be” soliloquy is much more intense than the first. By intense I mean that it’s tone was much more serious and emotional. In that soliloquy, hamlet is angry at himself for his inaction, and is actually contemplating suicide. Hamlet is beyond frustrated at his inaction. In the Act II soliloquy, I feel like Hamlet feels more sorry for himself than anger or frustrated. Important words in the Act II soliloquy are Villan and guilty. ]]> 2017-11-21 15:03:37 UTC https://padlet.com/gotton/nlb7uaakvhws/wish/209123273 Hamlet’s Soliloquies https://padlet.com/gotton/nlb7uaakvhws/wish/209123572 The tone in the soliloquy from Act II Scene II is revengeful and dark. The language is violent. He seeks revenge on Claudius and wants to kill him. Three words or phrases that interest me in the soliloquy are slave, coward, and “I’ll catch the conscience of the King.”
The tone is the soliloquy from Act III Scene I compares to the other soliloquy because it also has a tone of darkness, but it also shows anger and signs of depression. The language of the soliloquy has a sense of uncertainty. Hamlet, throughout the soliloquy, address the question of existence. Three words or phrases in the soliloquy that interest me are “to be or not to be,” “to die, to sleep,” and “no traveler returns.”
]]> 2017-11-21 15:04:16 UTC https://padlet.com/gotton/nlb7uaakvhws/wish/209123572 The difference between the two soliloquys lies in the tone of the two of them. The soliloquy in act 2 is driven from pure anger. He’s angry that he lost all of his passion and he feels empty. The second soliloquy is driven by the sentiment of confusion. Hamlet is in a full state of confusion and he does not know whether it is worth living anymore or not. That is why he is debating his existence. 18882dv https://padlet.com/gotton/nlb7uaakvhws/wish/209123626 2017-11-21 15:04:23 UTC https://padlet.com/gotton/nlb7uaakvhws/wish/209123626 Hamlet’s first two soliloquies https://padlet.com/gotton/nlb7uaakvhws/wish/209123879 The tone of the passage from Act 2, scene 2 is very emotional. Hamlet is upset over the death of his father as well as his mother’s betrayal. He is directing himself to Claudius and has feelings of revenge. When looking at the act three scene 1 soliloquy compared to the Act 2 scene 2 soliloquy, the Act three one is more hopeless, Hamlet lacks a true plan and is in a state of utter despair. 

]]> 2017-11-21 15:04:56 UTC https://padlet.com/gotton/nlb7uaakvhws/wish/209123879 https://padlet.com/gotton/nlb7uaakvhws/wish/209123894 In Act II Scene II Hamlet is much harder on himself and very critical of himself. There is a tone of sadness and Hamlet seems much more depressed. I would describe his language as him blaming himself for being too hesitant in his actions and for not having enough courage. “Am I a coward?  Who calls me “villain”? breaks my pate across?  Plucks off my beard and blows it in my face?  Tweaks me by the nose?”

In Act 3 Scene 1 Hamlet has a much darker tone. He begins to question if he should chose life and death and what would be better for him. His language is much darker and angry. Hamlet’s anger is boiling up inside beginning to turn him mad and make him want revenge. “Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer  The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,  Or to take arms against a sea of troubles  And, by opposing, end them.”]]> 2017-11-21 15:04:59 UTC https://padlet.com/gotton/nlb7uaakvhws/wish/209123894 Soliloquies https://padlet.com/gotton/nlb7uaakvhws/wish/209124408 The tone of the Act II soliloquy is one of regret and self imposed guilt. He feels guilty asks himself, “Am I a coward?” He does this because he is regretful for not taking action against Claudius yet. In the Act III soliloquy, the tone is one of despair and depression. Hamlet has these feelings because he struggles with the choice between life or death. He falls victim to the question if suicide is the answer to his struggles. He sees death as an escape from his struggles, just as sleep relieves exhaustion: “to die, to sleep; to sleep: perchance to dream…”


]]> 2017-11-21 15:05:57 UTC https://padlet.com/gotton/nlb7uaakvhws/wish/209124408 Hamlet day 8 https://padlet.com/gotton/nlb7uaakvhws/wish/209124627 In this soliloquy Hamlet is very critical of himself and he calls himself a coward because he realizes that a play actor has more passion over a fictional person than he has over his own dead father. There is a pathetic tone and he seems very frustrated with his own actions or rather his inactions. He becomes so vengeful that he decides to use these players to guarantee his uncle is guilty and he can finally act. So he still is a little uncertain. In the Act 3 soliloquy Hamlet is more depressed and he is pondering whether to go on living or to just kill himself. It seems that he comes to the conclusion to just kill him self.


]]> 2017-11-21 15:06:22 UTC https://padlet.com/gotton/nlb7uaakvhws/wish/209124627 18706wp https://padlet.com/gotton/nlb7uaakvhws/wish/209124761 In the earlier soliloquy hamlet is speaking much more deliberately . He is leaving his state of helplessness and creating a plan. He starts the soliloquy complaining of his lack of ability to show emotion compared to the actor who does it so easily. What he ignores is that the actor is faking it. He cant force real emotion. His mood at the end of the soliloquy improves after he forms a plan. In the second soliloquy when he considers suicide he has reverted back to the state of helpless, inaction. The tone of the beginning of the first soliloquy is similar to the second one. He is angry and sad at the world and complaining, but in the second half of the first soliloquy he leaves this tone and adopts one of excitement for his plan. He even acknowledges how silly it would be for him to murder someone off the words of a ghost he may well have imagined. His words become more deliberate and strait forward as supposed to repeating his desire for sleep and dreams.]]> 2017-11-21 15:06:38 UTC https://padlet.com/gotton/nlb7uaakvhws/wish/209124761 Soliloquies https://padlet.com/gotton/nlb7uaakvhws/wish/209124831 In the Act II Scene II soliloquy, Hamlet seems more angry and is hungry for vengeance. The tone of this passage is angry and vengeful. The language seems to be dark and almost scary, using words such as “murder” and “malefactions.” He seems almost unhinged during the soliloquy. Three words that stand out are vengeance, remorseless, and rogue.
The soliloquy in Act III Scene I is less unhinged and angry, and more introspective and emotional. Hamlet is seriously considering carrying out his plan, and he is evaluating himself. Instead of him bursting with anger, I see him pacing back and forth during this. The language seems more carefully chosen and more emotional. Three words or phrases that stand out to me are sleep or death, dreams, and conscience.
]]> 2017-11-21 15:06:46 UTC https://padlet.com/gotton/nlb7uaakvhws/wish/209124831 https://padlet.com/gotton/nlb7uaakvhws/wish/209124977 The Act II and Act III soliloquies differ in tone and language usage. In the Act II soliloquy, Hamlet appears to be angry, especially with himself. Asking questions like “Am I a coward?” And “Who calls me ‘villain’?”,  show Hamlet’s self rage and irritation with his lack of emotion and his complacency in response to the murder of his father. He also exclaims, ““Remorseless, treacherous, lecherous, kindless villain!” which effectively establishes his self-loathing tonality. In Act III, Hamlet appears more depressed and rather than hating himself he contemplates self destruction as an alternate end. He feels as though he cannot live any longer knowing his failure to respond to the harms dealt towards him. The use of hyphens for pausing frequently displays an aspect of a slower and therefore more depressing tone to the soliloquy. He also uses language directed toward humanity rather than to himself, trying to justify his cause and thought for suicide. Instead of acting out of anger and passion like in Act II where he ends his speech with an idea to pursue his revenge plot, Hamlet ends with questioning his life, and not knowing if he can continue on this path.]]> 2017-11-21 15:07:03 UTC https://padlet.com/gotton/nlb7uaakvhws/wish/209124977 https://padlet.com/gotton/nlb7uaakvhws/wish/209125116 The tone of the soliloquy seems vengeful. He seems to understand what he wants and how he wants to do it. He wants revenge on his “monstrous” uncle He’s also pretty confident in his decision. He uses very strong and confident language in the first soliloquy. He briefly doubts himself though, calling himself pigeon-livered. The tone in the second soliloquy is much more uncertain. Hamlet is lost. His plan, he is now realizing, will be harder for him to execute than he thought. He is now considering giving up. He asks if it’s “nobler in the mind to suffer... or take action.” He has lost his steadfast confidence.  ]]> 2017-11-21 15:07:18 UTC https://padlet.com/gotton/nlb7uaakvhws/wish/209125116 Yamlet 18648mo https://padlet.com/gotton/nlb7uaakvhws/wish/209125337 The tone of the Act 2 Scene 2 soliloquy is anger. I would also describe the language as angry and desperate, especially because of the multiple exclamation points throughout the passage. We see the anger in Hamlet when he exclaims “All for nothing! For Hecuba!” We see the desperation in Hamlet when he questions himself, asking if he is a coward, and when he calls himself an ass. On the other hand, the act 3 scene 1 soliloquy portrays Hamlet in a different light. The tone is that of depression and anger. The language is depressing at first, as seen in “devoutly to be wish'd. To die, to sleep”. Also, we see his depression when he speaks about the “mortal coil”, and how he wishes it were removed from him. Finally, we see his anger developing in the last three lines, especially in “Be all my sins remembered”, a statement finalizing his anger. ]]> 2017-11-21 15:07:42 UTC https://padlet.com/gotton/nlb7uaakvhws/wish/209125337 https://padlet.com/gotton/nlb7uaakvhws/wish/209125531 In Hamlet’s first soliloquy, Hamlet seemed angry and jealous of a man who was able to fake emotions much better than he can express real emotions against the man who murdered his father. He questions the sincerity of his emotions, “What’s Hecuba to him, or he to Hecuba.” This leads him to think that he is a coward, “A damned defeat was made. Am I a coward?” His anger of inaction turns into a flawed plan to catch the King, “The play’s the thing Wherein I’ll catch the conscience of the King.” In Hamlet’s second soliloquy, he seemed lost, struggling to find meaning, “by a sleep to say we end the heartache.”At the culmination, he seemed to find some important understanding. Hamlet realizes that his life is over, and says his farewell. He ends with strong and confident emotion and feeling, finally finding his path, “Nymph, in thy orisons be all my sins remembered.”

 

]]> 2017-11-21 15:08:05 UTC https://padlet.com/gotton/nlb7uaakvhws/wish/209125531 18874jt https://padlet.com/gotton/nlb7uaakvhws/wish/209125603 The soliloquy from Act II shows a tone of self-pity. Hamlet hates himself because actors are able to reenact a murder with so much emotion that it looks like a legitimate murder while Hamlet cannot even bring himself to the thought of murdering Claudius even though he has the emotion drive to do so. The language is very angry as he engages in severe self deprecation. The phrase that shows this can be found in the first line where he calls himself a peasant. Later on, Hamlet mentions how he cannot bring himself to murder although he has a cause to do so while the actors can reenact a murder without any cause. The soliloquy from Act III is more of a self reflective tone with a mix of anger and indecision. Hamlet contemplates the afterlife and how it’s mysterious nature prevents us from doing the things that are wrong in nature but seem right to us. The language is very powerful as he makes some bold statements about the human consciousness and afterlife. Specifically, he says that death is the country in which no one ever returns. He also says that our conscience makes us cowards. Both soliloquies are similar in that they are somewhat self deprecating. 

]]> 2017-11-21 15:08:14 UTC https://padlet.com/gotton/nlb7uaakvhws/wish/209125603 https://padlet.com/gotton/nlb7uaakvhws/wish/209125956 Act 2 Scene 2 is definitely more angry and witty than Act 3 Scene 1. The language is bold and telling, where in Act 3, it is sober and upset. In Act 2, three words that caught my attention were: Sterile, quintessence, and paragon. These words describe something big. Act 3’s soliloquy offers a few phrases that tell of hamlets feelings. “Shuffled off this mortal coil,” “the dread of something after death,” and “this conscience does make us cowards.”

]]> 2017-11-21 15:08:51 UTC https://padlet.com/gotton/nlb7uaakvhws/wish/209125956 https://padlet.com/gotton/nlb7uaakvhws/wish/209126611 The tone of this soliloquy is much more angry than the one in Act 3. Hamlet is genuinely enraged by his lack of action in not killing Claudius. He knows he has to but he can’t bring himself to do so. This inner battle is tearing him apart and that is visible to those around him. His plotting for revenge is making him insane.]]> 2017-11-21 15:10:04 UTC https://padlet.com/gotton/nlb7uaakvhws/wish/209126611 18024aa https://padlet.com/gotton/nlb7uaakvhws/wish/209127565 When comparing the soliloquies of Hamlet in Act 2 Scene 2, and Act 3 Scene 1, one can draw attention to the similar tones of anger and criticism. While the first soliloquy is mainly about Hamlet being hard on himself for not avenging his fathers death, the second soliloquy is about Hamlets inner thoughts concerning life or death. Hamlet makes known his negative view of himself in the first soliloquy through his language. For example, he calls himself a “muddy-mettled rascal”, a “coward”, and describes himself as “pigeon livered”. The language in the second soliloquy is more of an angry and somber nature, as Hamlet is pondering life and death. Examples of this language and desire for this change can be found in the way he talks about the possibility “to sleep-perchance to Dream”. His deep thoughts can also be displayed by his idea to take arms against the sea of troubles. In both these soliloquies, Hamlet is pondering acting verse not acting, but in regards to different actions. The first one discusses the idea of revenge, while the second deals with the idea of suicide.


]]> 2017-11-21 15:11:52 UTC https://padlet.com/gotton/nlb7uaakvhws/wish/209127565 https://padlet.com/gotton/nlb7uaakvhws/wish/209130348 In hamlet Act2 Scene2 he is very upset, but just because he believes that what he must do is not an easy thing to do. He wants us to pity him. Eventually in Act3 Scene1he is now more upset at the fact that he doesn’t know what to do. He has the choice now to avenge his father or to move on as if nothing had happened. Hamlet in the first soliloquy felt alone, forced to do something hard, and thought that no one could do what he was about to. On the other hand in his “To be” soliloquy he is one debating whether or not he could do it himself. He still feels alone, but now is unsure whether he is doing the right thing.]]> 2017-11-21 15:16:51 UTC https://padlet.com/gotton/nlb7uaakvhws/wish/209130348